Caterpillar host plants
Caterpillars eat the leaves of host plants; adults drink nectar from many flowers. Caterpillars also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening
60 native plants in Alabama. 7 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Allegheny Plum; Allegheny SloePrunus alabamensis
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Dwarf Upland WillowSalix occidentalis
- Heart Leaf WillowSalix eriocephala
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- Silky WillowSalix sericea
- White WillowSalix alba
- Wild Goose PlumPrunus munsoniana
- Albany HawthornCrataegus furtiva
- Barberry HawthornCrataegus berberifolia
- Crataegus flavaCrataegus flava
- Eastern HawthornCrataegus macrosperma
- Frosted HawthornCrataegus pruinosa
- Hill HawthornCrataegus collina
- Littlehip HawthornCrataegus spathulata
- May HawthornCrataegus aestivalis
- One-flowered HawthornCrataegus uniflora
- Parsley HawthornCrataegus marshallii
- Pear HawthornCrataegus calpodendron
- Red HawthornCrataegus iracunda
- Rough HawthornCrataegus senta
- Sunny HawthornCrataegus aprica
- Washington HawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum
- Canadian ServiceberryAmelanchier canadensis
- Alabama HawthornCrataegus alabamensis var. alabamensis
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevis
- Crataegus integraCrataegus lassa var. integra
- Crataegus mendosaCrataegus mendosa
- Crataegus viridis var. lanceolataCrataegus viridis var. lanceolata
- Downy HawthornCrataegus mollis
- Dwarf HawthornCrataegus munda
- Fruitful Allegheny HawthornCrataegus frugiferens
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis var. viridis
- Mohr's HawthornCrataegus × mohrii
- Montgomery HawthornCrataegus alabamensis var. teres
- Ravenel's HawthornCrataegus alabamensis var. ravenelii
- Red Mountain HawthornCrataegus venusta
- Riverflat HawthornCrataegus opaca
- Rufous MayhawCrataegus × rufula
- Sister HawthornCrataegus sororia var. sororia
- Swamp Allegheny HawthornCrataegus agrestina
- Valley Head Allegheny HawthornCrataegus allegheniensis var. ignava
- Valley Head HawthornCrataegus austromontana
- Weeping HawthornCrataegus lacrimata
- Running ServiceberryAmelanchier spicata
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Prairie Willow Salix humilis Rare or protected plant
- Salix floridana Salix floridana Rare or protected plant
- Ashe's Hawthorn Crataegus ashei Rare or protected plant
- Crataegus aemula Crataegus aemula Rare or protected plant
- Crataegus triflora Crataegus triflora Rare or protected plant
- Downy Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea Rare or protected plant
- Swamp Cottonwood Populus heterophylla Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 42 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 16 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 15 of these plants
- Io Moth 15 of these plants
- American Robin 11 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 11 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 8 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 8 of these plants
- Spring Azure 8 of these plants
- Viceroy 8 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 7 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 3 of these plants
None of the other listed species.